RE: CAT 5 SOCKET EXPANSION UNIT (MAKE 1 RJ45 INTO 5) ?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I presume it's a simple hub or switch rather than physically splitting
the cable into multiple lines.

-----Original Message-----
From: Marcus Warrington [mailto:marcusw@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 December 2004 15:08
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] CAT 5 SOCKET EXPANSION UNIT (MAKE 1 RJ45 INTO 5) ?


Anyone know how these work ?

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I can understand how you could get 4 connections i.e. one per twisted
pair, but how does it manage 5 !

Marcus